Excessively fat or obese; having a large, bulky body. This is a formal or literary term often used to describe someone who is significantly overweight.
From Latin 'corpulentus,' from 'corpus' (body). The word emphasizes the physical bulk of the body, originally without negative connotation but now often carrying implications of excessive weight.
Corpulent comes from 'corpus' (body) - think of someone whose 'corps' or body has become so large it's like they're carrying around an entire 'corpulent corporation' of extra weight. It's a fancy way to say someone is very overweight.
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